Cognitive Dissonance and Linux

[Tyler Aviss]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 8:38 AM, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>>
>> Imagine the jobs lost because you didn't have to keep replacing vacuum
>> tubes.
>>
>
> Many years ago, while working in as a tech in the telecommunications
> industry, I often had to support tube equipment.  That equipment often
> failed and also needed frequent alignment.  Modern gear is much more
> compact, power efficient, powerful and reliable.  You just set it up and let
> it run.
>
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Modern stuff is also often comparably "cheap." An everyday computer -
in addition to being incredibly powerful compared to when I first
started computing - is also incredibly cheap. As such, the quality of
manufacture is also quite cheap. Higher-end stuff (though price
doesn't always indicate quality) still does tend to be better
though... one of the good reasons to assembly stuff yourself if you
can, rather than buying a prebuilt... or at least replace the
inevitably crappy PSU that most stuff comes with :-)

Those that complain about modern stuff being crap compared to old
stuff often either have rose-coloured glasses or they're buying
cheap/disposable stuff :-)


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